Professional Practice Examination (PPE)

What is the PPE?

The PPE is a three-hour, closed-book exam on ethics, professional practice, engineering law and professional liability. Eligible applicants may write the PPE at any time (within the time frame provided by PEO) as they acquire 48 months of engineering work experience required for licensure. To reduce the time to licensure, applicants are encouraged to write the PPE early in the time frame provided by PEO.

The PPE is held three times a year (April, August and December) in major centres across the province. Additional sittings may also be scheduled, if required. PEO's Exam Centre will send applicants a registration package when they are eligible to write the exam.

PPE in Three Steps

Step #2– Wait. Two months prior to the date of the next available PPE, PEO's Exam Centre will send all eligible PPE candidates a registration package with information on how to register to write the exam.

Step #3 – Eligible PPE candidates who wish to write the exam at the next available sitting are required to register and submit payment in accordance with the instructions provided in the registration package. PEO is not responsible for mail delivery. If you do not receive your registration package approximately two months prior to the sitting in question, contact the Exam Centre.

Graduates of a Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board Program

Once you submit a licence application to PEO and obtain a PEO file number, you will be informed of your time frame to write the PPE.

International Engineering Graduates

International engineering graduate applicants who have submitted a licence application and have been assigned a PEO file number may be required to write and pass a technical exam program before being eligible to write the PPE. This requirement is determined on a case-by-case basis.

Examination News, Syllabus and Locations

Additional PPE Exam Session - October 18, 2017 - Registration open August 29, 2017 at 8:00 a.m. (NOT before)An additional session to write the PPE will take place at the PEO head office on October 18, 2017 from 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. and, if required, from 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. If you are eligible to write the PPE and are interested in this additional sitting, please email exams@peo.on.ca on August 29, 2017 at 8:00 a.m. or after to request a spot. Seating is limited and spots will fill up quickly. You will receive an email shortly after letting you know if a spot is available for you and at which session (the session will be determined by PEO). Please contact exams@peo.on.ca if you have any questions regarding this additional sitting.

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